Bart Starr Quotes

You've got to work hard, got to outwork the other guy and got to outwork the other team. Sometimes outsmart them every now and then, but it all starts with the work.

Hard work pays off - hard work beats talent any day, but if you're talented and work hard, it's hard to be beat.

Hard work will always bring opportunities

I've had smarter people around me all my life, but I haven't run into one yet that can outwork me. And if they can't outwork you, then smarts aren't going to do them much good.

Many successful people are no more talented than unsuccessful people. The difference between them lies in the old axiom that successful people do those things that unsuccessful people don't like to do.

The person that works the hardest wins.

Super-successf ul people aren’t the most gifted people in their fields. They just work, study and practice more than the competition.

The big talent is persistence.

Effort without talent is a depressing situation... but talent without effort is a tragedy.

The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.

There may be people who have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do - and I believe that.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Don't ever, ever, believe anyone who tells you that you can just get by, by doing the easiest thing possible. Because there's always somebody behind you who really wants to do what you're doing. And they're going to work harder than you if you're not working hard.

My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard enough.

Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel.

There is no substitute for hard work.

There are a lot of people who can slide on talent their whole lives; they're just naturally gifted. I've never considered myself one of those people. I enjoy outworking the opposition.

Thankfully, perseverance is a great substitute for talent.

There are other players who were more talented, but there is no one who could out-prepare me.

Nobody in the footballing world got here by having it handed to them.

Talent is a very cliched word. Hard work is the key and I am a very hard working person.

At the end of the day, you can have all the talent in the world. But if you don't put in the work, nothing works. The engine doesn't start going. It's a car without gas.

It's never just about talent, it's about a lot more than that.

I'm a big believer in having to go through hard times to get to where you want to be. Nothing comes easy. You have to work.

Hard work beats talent, and I live by that.